In the 1930s, when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental disorder, __________________ began to be used instead.
A) bromides
B) electroconvulsive therapy
C) megavitamin therapy
D) moral therapy

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Insulin shock therapy was a risky treatment for mental disorders in the 1930s, so electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) began to be used as an alternative. ECT was believed to have fewer risks and side effects than insulin shock therapy.

In the 1930s, When Insulin Shock Therapy Was Deemed Too